College Guidance Counseling
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The purpose of college counseling at Lusher Charter School is to provide a personalized, student-centered program that informs and supports the high school wide community of students and parents. The college counseling staff helps students discover college or university communities that will best serve their academic and personal goals. Matching students to appropriate schools is the ultimate goal of the college counseling office.
College counseling at Lusher is a four-year program to educate parents and students extensively about preparing for college, completing college applications, and selecting a college. Information is shared with ninth and tenth graders through group presentations and information sessions. The degree of counseling increases and becomes more specialized as students advance from grades nine to twelve. The College Counseling staff communicates with families through group meetings with parents and students at all four grade levels, letters and emails, publications, the school web site, the Lusher Letter, and most importantly, individual counseling sessions. Parents are encouraged to take an active role in the process and families are advised and informed about recommended colleges, college essay preparation, standardized testing, and scholarship and financial aid opportunities and procedures. During second semester of sophomore year, small group meetings are held to discuss PSAT results and planning for the second half of high school. A College Kick Off program is held in January for the junior class. Following the Kick Off, members of the junior class meet individually and in small groups with the college counseling office to discuss research strategies, summer opportunities, resume building, essay writing, portfolios and auditions.
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